diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml
index 6cab126aa8..7514d66474 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release-windows.yml
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
           VOICE_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY }}
+          # Use local Bazel while BuildBuddy credentials are unavailable.
+          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ""
         run: |
           (cd codex-rs && cargo update --workspace)
           python .github/scripts/watch_voice_bazel.py "$(cygpath -w "$BASH")" ./.github/scripts/run-bazel-ci.sh \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
index ba5311142f..4c6c9a4251 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           APP_TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY }}
+          # Use local Bazel while BuildBuddy credentials are unavailable.
+          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ""
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
@@ -605,7 +606,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
           PREFIX: ${{ matrix.prefix }}
-          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY }}
+          # Use local Bazel while BuildBuddy credentials are unavailable.
+          BUILDBUDDY_API_KEY: ""
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           # Release tags bump Cargo.toml without rewriting the workspace lockfile.